US20160243851A1 - Medium supporting unit and recording apparatus - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a medium supporting unit, a recording apparatus, and a medium supporting method.
- a medium supporting unit which includes a pressing portion capable of pressing a medium supported by a supporting portion, has been used.
- the medium is pressed by the pressing portion, thereby making it possible to set the medium by suppressing floating of the medium.
- JP-A-2013-227089 discloses a medium supporting unit which includes a set tray as a supporting portion and a frame as the pressing portion capable of performing pressing along the entire periphery of the edge parts of the set tray.
- a set tray of the medium supporting unit an edge portion for accommodating the frame along the entire periphery of the edge parts is provided.
- the edge portion for accommodating the pressing portion along the entire periphery of the supporting portion is provided, even when the medium is set in the supporting portion by suppressing floating of the medium, for example, in a case in which a solid (intensely stiff) medium is used, a case in which the medium absorbs moisture in the air, a case in which the medium is turgid with attached ink, or the like, there is a concern that the medium will float if there is no region suppressing floating of the medium.
- An advantage of some aspects of the invention is to provide a medium supporting unit which includes a pressing portion capable of pressing a medium supported by a supporting portion, in which floating of the medium is suppressed.
- a medium supporting unit of a first aspect of the invention includes a supporting portion that includes a first surface supporting a medium, a second surface which is recessed more than the first surface, and a first side surface which is a side surface positioned between the first surface and the second surface and connecting the first surface to the second surface, and a pressing portion that includes a pressing surface pressing the medium supported by the first surface at a position which faces the second surface, a facing side surface which faces the first side surface, in which in the supporting portion and the pressing portion, at the time of a holding state in which the medium is supported by the first surface and is pressed by the pressing surface, a part of the medium positioned between the first side surface and the facing side surface is capable of being held in a state of being separated from the second surface.
- an interval between the first side surface and the facing side surface may be greater than an interval between the first surface and the second surface.
- the area of a region of the second surface which does not face the pressing surface may be greater than the area of a region of the second surface which faces the pressing surface.
- the interval between the first side surface and the facing side surface in the holding state may be 3 mm or more.
- a medium supporting unit of a fifth aspect of the invention includes a supporting portion that includes a first surface supporting a medium, a second surface recessed more than the first surface, and a first side surface which is a side surface positioned between the first surface and the second surface and connecting the first surface to the second surface, and a pressing portion that includes a pressing surface pressing the medium supported by the first surface at a position facing the second surface, and a facing side surface which faces the first side surface, in which, at the time of a holding state in which the medium is supported by the first surface and is pressed by the pressing surface, an interval between the first side surface and the facing side surface is 3 mm or more.
- a medium supporting unit of a sixth aspect of the invention includes a supporting portion that includes a first surface supporting a medium, a second surface recessed more than the first surface, and a first side surface which is a side surface positioned between the first surface and the second surface and connecting the first surface to the second surface, and a pressing portion that includes a pressing surface pressing the medium supported by the first surface at a position facing the second surface, and a facing side surface which faces the first side surface, in which, at the time of a holding state in which the medium is supported by the first surface and is pressed by the pressing surface, an interval between the first side surface and the facing side surface is greater than a thickness of the medium assumed to be used.
- a recording apparatus of a seventh aspect of the invention includes the medium supporting unit according to any one of the first aspect to the sixth aspect, and a recording portion that is capable of performing recording on the medium supported by the medium supporting unit.
- a medium supporting method of a medium supporting unit of an eighth aspect of the invention including a supporting portion which includes a first surface supporting a medium, a second surface recessed more than the first surface, and a first side surface which is a side surface positioned between the first surface and the second surface and connecting the first surface to the second surface, and a pressing portion which includes a pressing surface pressing the medium supported by the first surface at a position facing the second surface, and a facing side surface which faces the first side surface
- the method includes holding a part of the medium positioned between the first side surface and the facing side surface in a state of being separated from the second surface, at the time of a holding state in which the medium is supported by the first surface and is pressed by the pressing surface.
- the medium supporting unit which includes the pressing portion capable of pressing the medium supported by the supporting portion, floating of the medium can be suppressed.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a recording apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of the recording apparatus according to the embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic front view of the recording apparatus according to the embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view illustrating a medium supporting unit according to the embodiment of the invention.
- FIGS. 5A and 5B are schematic side sectional views illustrating the medium supporting unit according to the embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic plan view illustrating the medium supporting unit according to the embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view illustrating a medium supporting unit of the related art.
- FIGS. 8A and 8B are schematic side sectional views illustrating the medium supporting unit of the related art.
- FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are schematic perspective views of the recording apparatus 1 according to the embodiment of the invention, and in both drawings, FIG. 1 illustrates a state in which a tray 4 as a supporting portion of a medium M of the recording apparatus 1 of the embodiment (refer to FIG. 4 ) is at a recording start position, and FIG. 2 illustrates a state in which the tray 4 is at a set position of the medium M.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic front view of the recording apparatus 1 of the embodiment.
- the recording apparatus 1 of the embodiment includes the medium supporting unit 2 which moves the medium M in a moving direction A in a state in which the medium M is supported by a first surface 8 of the tray 4 .
- the medium supporting unit 2 includes the tray 4 which is a supporting portion of the medium M.
- the recording apparatus 1 includes a medium transporting portion 3 which transports the medium M supported by the tray 4 in the moving direction A.
- the moving direction A is a direction that includes a direction A 1 and a direction A 2 opposite to the direction A 1 .
- the tray 4 is mounted on a stage 5 .
- the tray 4 is moved with the stage 5 in a height direction C by rotating a rotation lever 9 .
- various materials such as the medium M, various materials such as the medium M, various materials such as textile (fabric, fiber, or the like), paper, or vinyl chloride resin can be used.
- a recording head 7 which can perform recording on the medium M by discharging ink, is provided inside a main body of the recording apparatus 1 .
- the recording head 7 corresponds to a recording portion which can perform recording on the medium M.
- the recording head 7 is reciprocated in an intersecting direction B by reciprocating a carriage 6 provided with the recording head 7 in the intersecting direction B intersecting with the moving direction A, and thus the ink is discharged from the recording head 7 to the medium M supported by the tray 4 , whereby the recording apparatus 1 of the embodiment forms a desired image.
- a front side (left lower direction) in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 is a set position of the medium M with respect to the tray 4 (corresponding to FIG. 2 ). Also, after moving the tray 4 to which the medium M is set in the direction A 1 of the moving direction A to a recording start position of a rear side (right upper direction) in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 (corresponding to FIG. 1 ), recording is performed while moving the tray 4 in the direction A 2 of the moving direction A.
- the recording apparatus 1 of the embodiment includes the recording head 7 which performs recording while being reciprocated in the intersecting direction B; however, a recording apparatus, which includes a so-called line head in which a plurality of nozzles discharging the ink are provided in the intersecting direction B intersecting with the moving direction A, may be used.
- the “line head” is a recording head used in the recording apparatus in which a region of the nozzles formed in the intersecting direction B intersecting with the moving direction A of the medium M is provided so as to be capable of covering the entire intersecting direction B of the medium M, and the recording apparatus forms the image by relatively moving the recording head or the medium M.
- the region of the nozzles of the intersecting direction B of the line head may not cover the entire intersecting direction B of all of medium M to which the recording apparatus corresponds.
- the recording head 7 of the embodiment is a recording portion which can perform recording on the medium M by discharging the ink thereto; however, it is not limited to this recording portion, and for example, a transfer type recording portion which performs recording by transferring color materials to the medium M may be used.
- the recording apparatus 1 of the embodiment is provided with a sensor S and is configured to be capable of detecting whether or not an abnormality (the width of an interval between the medium M and the recording head 7 being too narrow) of an interval between the medium M supported by the tray 4 and the recording head 7 exists.
- the senor S includes a light emission portion Se and a light receiving portion Sr. Also, the sensor S applies light from the light emission portion Se to the light receiving portion Sr and detects whether or not the abnormality of the interval exists based on whether or not the light receiving portion Sr receives the light. However, it is not limited to such a configuration.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view illustrating the medium supporting unit 2 of the embodiment.
- FIGS. 5A and 5B are schematic side sectional views illustrating the medium supporting unit 2 of the embodiment.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic plan view illustrating the medium supporting unit 2 of the embodiment.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view illustrating a medium supporting unit of the related art and is a view corresponding to FIG. 4 illustrating the medium supporting unit 2 of the embodiment.
- FIGS. 8A and 8B are schematic side sectional views illustrating a medium supporting unit of the related art and are views corresponding to FIGS. 5A and 5B illustrating the medium supporting unit 2 of the embodiment.
- the medium supporting unit 2 of the embodiment is provided with the tray 4 as the supporting portion which includes a first surface 8 supporting the medium M, a second surface 13 a formed on an edge portion 13 , which is recessed more than the first surface 8 , and a first side surface 16 which is a side surface connecting the first surface 8 to the second surface 13 a and is positioned between the first surface 8 and the second surface 13 a .
- a frame shaped pressing portion 10 is also provided, and the pressing portion 10 includes a pressing surface 11 a pressing the medium M supported by the first surface 8 , which is a lower surface of an eaves portion 11 , at a position facing the second surface 13 a , and a facing side surface 11 b facing the first side surface 16 which is the side surface of the eaves portion 11 .
- the first surface 8 is a part which supports a region of the medium M on which the recording is performed
- the second surface 13 a is a part which supports the pressing portion 10
- the first side surface 16 is a surface positioned between the first surface 8 and the second surface 13 a .
- the first surface 8 , the second surface 13 a , and the first side surface 16 may be a plane surface or may be a curved surface, when parts have the same functions as those of the parts described above.
- the first surface 8 , the second surface 13 a , and the first side surface 16 may not necessarily be surfaces.
- the tray 4 may be configured to have a first part (correspond to first surface 8 ) supporting a region of the medium M on which the recording is performed, a second part (correspond to second surface 13 a ) supporting the pressing portion 10 , and an intermediate part (correspond to first side surface 16 ) positioned between the first part and the second part.
- a part may be used when a part has a function of facing the intermediate part positioned between the first part and the second part.
- the facing side surface 11 b may be a plane surface or may be a curved surface, and may be a facing part which is not a surface.
- the tray 4 and the pressing portion 10 are configured so as to be capable of holding a part of the medium M positioned between the first side surface 16 and the facing side surface 11 b in a state of being separated from the second surface 13 a at the time of a holding state in which the medium M is supported by the first surface 8 and is pressed by the pressing surface 11 a (pinched between second surface 13 a and pressing surface 11 a ). That is, the part in the medium M positioned between the first side surface 16 and the facing side surface 11 b is configured so as to be capable of being held in a state of being separated from the second surface 13 a.
- an interval L 1 (refer to FIG. 5A ) between the first side surface 16 and the facing side surface 11 b in the holding state is formed to be greater than the thickness (a thickness of a medium M having the greatest thickness among the mediums M assumed to be used) of the medium M assumed to be used.
- the tray 4 and the pressing portion 10 are configured to have a sufficient interval L 1 between a step part (first side surface 16 ), which is between the first surface 8 and the second surface 13 a , and a pinched part (facing side surface 11 b ) of the medium formed by the second surface 13 a and the pressing surface 11 a .
- a sufficient interval L 1 for example, in a case in which a solid (intensely stiff) medium M is used, a case in which the medium M is turgid, or the like, a region R 1 (the region R 1 in the second surface 13 a not facing the pressing surface 11 a ) suppressing floating of the medium M can be sufficient.
- the region R 1 functions as a buffer region where the medium M can be held in a loose state (protruding state toward rear surface side) or in a wrinkled state (protruding state toward front surface side). Since the part of the medium M positioned at the region R 1 is lower than the first surface 8 , even when the medium M is deformed, it is less likely that the part of the medium M will have a floating portion W with respect to the first surface 8 . That is, by providing the region R 1 , a space capable of preventing loosening or wrinkling of the medium M can be provided at a position lower than the first surface 8 . For this reason, the medium supporting unit 2 of the embodiment can suppress the floating portion W of the medium M, and the recording apparatus 1 of the embodiment can perform recording by suppressing the floating portion W of the medium M.
- the part of the medium M positioned between the first side surface 16 and the facing side surface 11 b can be held in a state of being separated from the second surface 13 a .
- the region suppressing floating of the medium M can be sufficient.
- FIGS. 5A and 5B respectively illustrates a state (a state in which the medium M is set on the tray 4 ) illustrated in FIG. 4 , and a state in which the pressing portion 10 is combined with respect to the tray 4 to which the medium M is mounted.
- FIG. 5A illustrates a case in which the soft (weakly stiff) medium M is used
- FIG. 5B illustrates a case in which the solid (intensely stiff) medium M is used.
- FIGS. 8A and 8B respectively illustrate a state (a state in which the medium M is set on the tray 4 ) illustrated in FIG. 7 and a state in which the pressing portion 10 is combined with respect to the tray 4 to which the medium M is mounted in a medium supporting unit of the related art.
- FIG. 8A illustrates a case in which the soft (weakly stiff) medium M is used
- FIG. 8B illustrates a case in which the solid (intensely stiff) medium M is used.
- the medium supporting unit 2 of the embodiment has a large interval L 1 between the first side surface 16 and the facing side surface 11 b , and a small interval L 2 between a side surface 12 a of a wall portion 12 of the pressing portion 10 and a side surface 13 b of the edge portion 13 .
- the medium M is held by pinching the medium M between the side surface 12 a and the side surface 13 b , instead of between the first side surface 16 and the facing side surface 11 b .
- the medium supporting unit of the related art has a small interval L 1 between the first side surface 16 and the facing side surface 11 b and a large interval L 2 between the side surface 12 a of the wall portion 12 of the pressing portion 10 and the side surface 13 b of the edge portion 13 .
- the medium M is held by pinching the medium M between the first side surface 16 and the facing side surface 11 b .
- FIG. 8A in a case in which the soft (weakly stiff) medium M is used, the medium M can be held in a state in which the floating portion W is barely generated.
- FIG. 8B in a case in which the solid (intensely stiff) medium M is used, without the region R 1 , there is a case in which a relatively large floating portion W is generated.
- the case in which the soft (weakly stiff) medium M is used is illustrated with reference to FIG. 5A and FIG. 8A
- the case in which the solid (intensely stiff) medium M is used is illustrated with reference to FIG. 5B and FIG. 8B
- the medium M achieves the state illustrated in each of FIG. 5B and FIG. 8B , respectively. That is, as illustrated in FIG. 8B , there is a case in which the medium supporting unit of the related art cannot hold the medium M without generating the floating portion W if the medium M is turgid.
- the medium supporting unit 2 of the embodiment can hold the medium M in a state in which the floating portion W is barely generated even when the medium M is turgid.
- the medium supporting unit 2 of the embodiment is configured to have a small interval L 2 .
- the medium M is pinched and pulled downward in the interval L 2 because the interval L 1 is large and the interval L 2 is small.
- the medium M on the first surface 8 is pulled from the periphery thereof, and floating of the medium M on the first surface 8 is reduced.
- such a configuration is not limited to a configuration in which the interval L 2 is small.
- the medium supporting unit 2 of the embodiment is configured to have the interval L 1 between the first side surface 16 and the facing side surface 11 b greater than an interval L 3 between the first surface 8 and the second surface 13 a .
- the tray 4 and the pressing portion 10 have an interval L 1 between the first side surface 16 and the facing side surface 11 b which is greater than the interval L 3 between the first surface 8 and the second surface 13 a , that is, it is configured to be sufficient, thereby suppressing the floating portion W of the medium M.
- the interval L 3 between the first surface 8 and the second surface 13 a is an interval in the height direction C (supporting direction of medium M).
- the medium supporting unit 2 of the embodiment has a configuration in which, in the holding state in which the medium M is supported by the first surface 8 and pressed by the pressing surface 11 a , the area of the region R 1 (a region inside a broken line corresponding to a position of the facing side surface 11 b in the second surface 13 a ) not facing the pressing surface 11 a in the second surface 13 a is greater than the area of the region R 2 (a region outside the broken line corresponding to the position of the facing side surface 11 b in the second surface 13 a ) facing the pressing surface 11 a in the second surface 13 a .
- the region R 1 is taken sufficiently so as to be capable of not floating the medium M.
- the interval L 1 between the first side surface 16 and the facing side surface 11 b is 8 mm
- the interval L 2 between the side surface 12 a and the side surface 13 b is 1.1 mm
- the interval L 3 between the first surface 8 and the second surface 13 a is 4 mm.
- the intervals are not limited to these intervals; however, it is preferable that the interval L 1 between the first side surface 16 and the facing side surface 11 b is 3 mm or more.
- the interval L 1 has a sufficient distance, for example, even in the case in which the solid (intensely stiff) medium M is used, the case in which the medium M is turgid, or the like, the region R 1 capable of not floating the medium M can be taken sufficiently.
- An example of the medium M includes textile; however, if the interval L 1 is 3 mm or more, it is sufficient distance for a textile having a general thickness such as one used for clothing.
- the tray 4 of the embodiment is provided with a mounting portion 14 when mounted on a plate, or the like, removed from the stage 5 , and a position determining portion 15 which can determine a position with respect to the stage 5 .
- a configuration of the tray 4 is not particularly limited.
- the invention is not limited to this embodiment, and can be formed variously within the range of the invention disclosed in Claims, and thus, resultants therefrom are included in the range of the invention.
- the medium supporting unit 2 of the first aspect of the invention includes the supporting portion 4 that includes the first surface 8 supporting the medium M, the second surface 13 a recessed more than the first surface 8 , and the first side surface 16 which is a side surface positioned between the first surface 8 and the second surface 13 a and connecting the first surface 8 to the second surface 13 a , and the pressing portion 10 that includes the pressing surface 11 a pressing the medium M supported by the first surface 8 at a position facing the second surface 13 a , and the facing side surface 11 b facing the first side surface 16 , in which in the supporting portion 4 and the pressing portion 10 , at the time of the holding state in which the medium M is supported by the first surface 8 and is pressed by the pressing surface 11 a , a part of the medium M positioned between the first side surface 16 and the facing side surface 11 b is capable of being held in a state of being separated from the second surface 13 a.
- the part of the medium M positioned between the first side surface 16 and the facing side surface 11 b can be held in a state of being separated from the second surface 13 a . That is, the supporting portion 4 and the pressing portion 10 have the interval L 1 between the first side surface 16 and the facing side surface 11 b sufficiently.
- the interval L 1 sufficiently, for example, in the case in which the solid (intensely stiff) medium M is used, the case in which the medium M is turgid, or the like, the region R 1 can be taken sufficiently so that the medium M does note float. For this reason, the floating of the medium M can be suppressed.
- the interval L 1 between the first side surface 16 and the facing side surface 11 b is greater than the interval L 3 between the first surface 8 and the second surface 13 a.
- the interval L 1 between the first side surface 16 and the facing side surface 11 b is greater than the interval L 3 between the first surface 8 and the second surface 13 a . That is, the supporting portion 4 and the pressing portion 10 have the interval L 1 between the first side surface 16 and the facing side surface 11 b greater than the interval L 3 between the first surface 8 and the second surface 13 a , that is, the intervals are taken sufficiently. For this reason, the floating of the medium M can be suppressed.
- the area of the region R 1 in the second surface 13 a not facing the pressing surface 11 a is greater than the area of the region R 2 in the second surface 13 a facing the pressing surface 11 a.
- the area of the region R 1 in the second surface 13 a not facing the pressing surface 11 a is greater than the area of the region R 2 in the second surface 13 a facing the pressing surface 11 a . That is, in the second surface 13 a , for example, in the case in which the solid (intensely stiff) medium M is used, the case in which the medium M is turgid, or the like, the region R 1 (the region R 1 in the second surface 13 a not facing the pressing surface 11 a ) capable of not floating the medium M can be taken sufficiently.
- the interval L 1 between the first side surface 16 and the facing side surface 11 b in the holding state is 3 mm or more.
- the interval L 1 between the first side surface 16 and the facing side surface 11 b in the holding state is 3 mm or more. That is, the interval L 1 between the first side surface 16 and the facing side surface 11 b of the supporting portion 4 and the pressing portion 10 is sufficient.
- the interval L 1 be 3 mm or more, for example, in the case in which the solid (intensely stiff) medium M is used, the case in which the medium M is turgid, or the like, the region R 1 capable of not floating the medium M can be taken sufficiently.
- the medium supporting unit 2 of the fifth aspect of the invention includes the supporting portion 4 that includes the first surface 8 supporting the medium M, the second surface 13 a recessed more than the first surface 8 , and a first side surface 16 which is a side surface positioned between the first surface 8 and the second surface 13 a and connecting the first surface 8 to the second surface 13 a , and the pressing portion 10 that includes a pressing surface 11 a pressing the medium M supported by the first surface 8 at a position facing the second surface 13 a , and the facing side surface 11 b facing the first side surface 16 , in which, at the time of the holding state in which the medium M is supported by the first surface 8 and is pressed by the pressing surface 11 a , the interval L 1 between the first side surface 16 and the facing side surface 11 b is 3 mm or more.
- the interval L 1 between the first side surface 16 and the facing side surface 11 b in the holding state is 3 mm or more. That is, the supporting portion 4 and the pressing portion 10 have the interval L 1 between the first side surface 16 and the facing side surface 11 b sufficiently.
- the interval L 1 be 3 mm or more, for example, in the case in which the solid (intensely stiff) medium M is used, the case in which the medium M is turgid, or the like, the region R 1 capable of not floating the medium M can be taken sufficiently.
- the medium supporting unit 2 of the sixth aspect of the invention includes the supporting portion 4 that includes the first surface 8 supporting the medium M, the second surface 13 a recessed more than the first surface 8 , and a first side surface 16 which is a side surface positioned between the first surface 8 and the second surface 13 a and connecting the first surface 8 to the second surface 13 a , and the pressing portion 10 that includes a pressing surface 11 a pressing the medium M supported by the first surface 8 at a position facing the second surface 13 a , and the facing side surface 11 b facing the first side surface 16 , in which, at the time of the holding state in which the medium M is supported by the first surface 8 and is pressed by the pressing surface 11 a , the interval L 1 between the first side surface 16 and the facing side surface 11 b is greater than the thickness of the medium M assumed to be used.
- the thickness of the medium M assumed to be used means a medium M having the greatest thickness among the media M assumed to be used.
- the interval L 1 between the first side surface 16 and the facing side surface 11 b in the holding state is greater than the thickness of the medium M assumed to be used. That is, the supporting portion 4 and the pressing portion 10 have the interval L 1 between the first side surface 16 and the facing side surface 11 b sufficiently.
- the interval L 1 be greater than the thickness of the medium M assumed to be used, for example, in the case in which the solid (intensely stiff) medium M is used, the case in which the medium M is turgid, or the like, the region capable of not floating the medium M can be taken sufficiently.
- the recording apparatus 1 of the seventh aspect of the invention includes the medium supporting unit 2 according to any one of the first aspect to the sixth aspect, and a recording portion 7 that is capable of performing recording on the medium M supported by the medium supporting unit 2 .
- recording can be performed by suppressing the floating portion W of the medium M.
- the medium supporting method of the medium supporting unit 2 of the eighth aspect of the invention includes holding the part of the medium M positioned between the first side surface 16 and the facing side surface 11 b in a state of being separated from the second surface 13 a , at the time of the holding state in which the medium M is supported by the first surface 8 and is pressed by the pressing surface 11 a.
- the medium M when the medium M is in the holding state, a part of the medium M positioned between the first side surface 16 and the facing side surface 11 b can be held in a state of being separated from the second surface 13 a . That is, the interval L 1 between the first side surface 16 and the facing side surface 11 b is taken sufficiently.
- the interval L 1 By taking the interval L 1 sufficiently, for example, in the case in which the solid (intensely stiff) medium M is used, the case in which the medium M is turgid, or the like, the region R 1 capable of not floating the medium M can be taken sufficiently.
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A medium supporting unit includes a supporting portion that includes a first surface supporting a medium, a second surface recessed more than the first surface, and a first side surface connecting the first surface to the second surface, and a pressing portion that includes a pressing surface pressing the medium supported by the first surface at a position facing the second surface, and a facing side surface which faces the first side surface, in which in the supporting portion and the pressing portion, at the time of a holding state in which the medium is supported by the first surface and is pressed by the pressing surface, a part of the medium positioned between the first side surface and the facing side surface is capable of being held in a state of being separated from the second surface.
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- 1. Technical Field
- The present invention relates to a medium supporting unit, a recording apparatus, and a medium supporting method.
- 2. Related Art
- In the related art, a medium supporting unit, which includes a pressing portion capable of pressing a medium supported by a supporting portion, has been used. The medium is pressed by the pressing portion, thereby making it possible to set the medium by suppressing floating of the medium.
- For example, JP-A-2013-227089 discloses a medium supporting unit which includes a set tray as a supporting portion and a frame as the pressing portion capable of performing pressing along the entire periphery of the edge parts of the set tray. Here, in the set tray of the medium supporting unit, an edge portion for accommodating the frame along the entire periphery of the edge parts is provided.
- However, if the edge portion for accommodating the pressing portion along the entire periphery of the supporting portion is provided, even when the medium is set in the supporting portion by suppressing floating of the medium, for example, in a case in which a solid (intensely stiff) medium is used, a case in which the medium absorbs moisture in the air, a case in which the medium is turgid with attached ink, or the like, there is a concern that the medium will float if there is no region suppressing floating of the medium.
- An advantage of some aspects of the invention is to provide a medium supporting unit which includes a pressing portion capable of pressing a medium supported by a supporting portion, in which floating of the medium is suppressed.
- A medium supporting unit of a first aspect of the invention includes a supporting portion that includes a first surface supporting a medium, a second surface which is recessed more than the first surface, and a first side surface which is a side surface positioned between the first surface and the second surface and connecting the first surface to the second surface, and a pressing portion that includes a pressing surface pressing the medium supported by the first surface at a position which faces the second surface, a facing side surface which faces the first side surface, in which in the supporting portion and the pressing portion, at the time of a holding state in which the medium is supported by the first surface and is pressed by the pressing surface, a part of the medium positioned between the first side surface and the facing side surface is capable of being held in a state of being separated from the second surface.
- In the medium supporting unit of a second aspect of the invention, according to the first aspect, an interval between the first side surface and the facing side surface may be greater than an interval between the first surface and the second surface.
- In the medium supporting unit of a third aspect of the invention, according to the first aspect or the second aspect, in the holding state, the area of a region of the second surface which does not face the pressing surface may be greater than the area of a region of the second surface which faces the pressing surface.
- In the medium supporting unit of a fourth aspect of the invention, according to any one of the first aspect to the third aspect, the interval between the first side surface and the facing side surface in the holding state may be 3 mm or more.
- A medium supporting unit of a fifth aspect of the invention includes a supporting portion that includes a first surface supporting a medium, a second surface recessed more than the first surface, and a first side surface which is a side surface positioned between the first surface and the second surface and connecting the first surface to the second surface, and a pressing portion that includes a pressing surface pressing the medium supported by the first surface at a position facing the second surface, and a facing side surface which faces the first side surface, in which, at the time of a holding state in which the medium is supported by the first surface and is pressed by the pressing surface, an interval between the first side surface and the facing side surface is 3 mm or more.
- A medium supporting unit of a sixth aspect of the invention includes a supporting portion that includes a first surface supporting a medium, a second surface recessed more than the first surface, and a first side surface which is a side surface positioned between the first surface and the second surface and connecting the first surface to the second surface, and a pressing portion that includes a pressing surface pressing the medium supported by the first surface at a position facing the second surface, and a facing side surface which faces the first side surface, in which, at the time of a holding state in which the medium is supported by the first surface and is pressed by the pressing surface, an interval between the first side surface and the facing side surface is greater than a thickness of the medium assumed to be used.
- A recording apparatus of a seventh aspect of the invention includes the medium supporting unit according to any one of the first aspect to the sixth aspect, and a recording portion that is capable of performing recording on the medium supported by the medium supporting unit.
- A medium supporting method of a medium supporting unit of an eighth aspect of the invention, the unit including a supporting portion which includes a first surface supporting a medium, a second surface recessed more than the first surface, and a first side surface which is a side surface positioned between the first surface and the second surface and connecting the first surface to the second surface, and a pressing portion which includes a pressing surface pressing the medium supported by the first surface at a position facing the second surface, and a facing side surface which faces the first side surface, the method includes holding a part of the medium positioned between the first side surface and the facing side surface in a state of being separated from the second surface, at the time of a holding state in which the medium is supported by the first surface and is pressed by the pressing surface.
- According to the above aspects of the invention, in the medium supporting unit which includes the pressing portion capable of pressing the medium supported by the supporting portion, floating of the medium can be suppressed.
- The invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like numbers reference like elements.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a recording apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention. -
FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of the recording apparatus according to the embodiment of the invention. -
FIG. 3 is a schematic front view of the recording apparatus according to the embodiment of the invention. -
FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view illustrating a medium supporting unit according to the embodiment of the invention. -
FIGS. 5A and 5B are schematic side sectional views illustrating the medium supporting unit according to the embodiment of the invention. -
FIG. 6 is a schematic plan view illustrating the medium supporting unit according to the embodiment of the invention. -
FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view illustrating a medium supporting unit of the related art. -
FIGS. 8A and 8B are schematic side sectional views illustrating the medium supporting unit of the related art. - Hereinafter, a
medium supporting unit 2 according to an embodiment of the invention and arecording apparatus 1 including themedium supporting unit 2 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to attached drawings in detail. - First, an outline of the
recording apparatus 1 of the embodiment will be described. -
FIG. 1 andFIG. 2 are schematic perspective views of therecording apparatus 1 according to the embodiment of the invention, and in both drawings,FIG. 1 illustrates a state in which atray 4 as a supporting portion of a medium M of therecording apparatus 1 of the embodiment (refer toFIG. 4 ) is at a recording start position, andFIG. 2 illustrates a state in which thetray 4 is at a set position of the medium M. - In addition,
FIG. 3 is a schematic front view of therecording apparatus 1 of the embodiment. - The
recording apparatus 1 of the embodiment includes themedium supporting unit 2 which moves the medium M in a moving direction A in a state in which the medium M is supported by afirst surface 8 of thetray 4. Themedium supporting unit 2 includes thetray 4 which is a supporting portion of the medium M. Therecording apparatus 1 includes a medium transportingportion 3 which transports the medium M supported by thetray 4 in the moving direction A. The moving direction A is a direction that includes a direction A1 and a direction A2 opposite to the direction A1. In addition, thetray 4 is mounted on astage 5. Thetray 4 is moved with thestage 5 in a height direction C by rotating arotation lever 9. Moreover, as the medium M, various materials such as textile (fabric, fiber, or the like), paper, or vinyl chloride resin can be used. - In addition, a
recording head 7, which can perform recording on the medium M by discharging ink, is provided inside a main body of therecording apparatus 1. In the embodiment, therecording head 7 corresponds to a recording portion which can perform recording on the medium M. Also, therecording head 7 is reciprocated in an intersecting direction B by reciprocating acarriage 6 provided with therecording head 7 in the intersecting direction B intersecting with the moving direction A, and thus the ink is discharged from therecording head 7 to the medium M supported by thetray 4, whereby therecording apparatus 1 of the embodiment forms a desired image. - Moreover, in the
recording apparatus 1 of the embodiment, a front side (left lower direction) inFIG. 1 andFIG. 2 is a set position of the medium M with respect to the tray 4 (corresponding toFIG. 2 ). Also, after moving thetray 4 to which the medium M is set in the direction A1 of the moving direction A to a recording start position of a rear side (right upper direction) inFIG. 1 andFIG. 2 (corresponding toFIG. 1 ), recording is performed while moving thetray 4 in the direction A2 of the moving direction A. - The
recording apparatus 1 of the embodiment includes therecording head 7 which performs recording while being reciprocated in the intersecting direction B; however, a recording apparatus, which includes a so-called line head in which a plurality of nozzles discharging the ink are provided in the intersecting direction B intersecting with the moving direction A, may be used. - Here, the “line head” is a recording head used in the recording apparatus in which a region of the nozzles formed in the intersecting direction B intersecting with the moving direction A of the medium M is provided so as to be capable of covering the entire intersecting direction B of the medium M, and the recording apparatus forms the image by relatively moving the recording head or the medium M. Moreover, the region of the nozzles of the intersecting direction B of the line head may not cover the entire intersecting direction B of all of medium M to which the recording apparatus corresponds.
- In addition, the
recording head 7 of the embodiment is a recording portion which can perform recording on the medium M by discharging the ink thereto; however, it is not limited to this recording portion, and for example, a transfer type recording portion which performs recording by transferring color materials to the medium M may be used. - In addition, as illustrated in
FIG. 3 , therecording apparatus 1 of the embodiment is provided with a sensor S and is configured to be capable of detecting whether or not an abnormality (the width of an interval between the medium M and therecording head 7 being too narrow) of an interval between the medium M supported by thetray 4 and therecording head 7 exists. - Here, the sensor S includes a light emission portion Se and a light receiving portion Sr. Also, the sensor S applies light from the light emission portion Se to the light receiving portion Sr and detects whether or not the abnormality of the interval exists based on whether or not the light receiving portion Sr receives the light. However, it is not limited to such a configuration.
- Next, the
medium supporting unit 2 of the embodiment of the invention will be described in detail. - Here,
FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view illustrating themedium supporting unit 2 of the embodiment.FIGS. 5A and 5B are schematic side sectional views illustrating themedium supporting unit 2 of the embodiment. In addition,FIG. 6 is a schematic plan view illustrating themedium supporting unit 2 of the embodiment. - Meanwhile,
FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view illustrating a medium supporting unit of the related art and is a view corresponding toFIG. 4 illustrating themedium supporting unit 2 of the embodiment. In addition,FIGS. 8A and 8B are schematic side sectional views illustrating a medium supporting unit of the related art and are views corresponding toFIGS. 5A and 5B illustrating themedium supporting unit 2 of the embodiment. - As illustrated in
FIG. 4 toFIG. 6 , themedium supporting unit 2 of the embodiment is provided with thetray 4 as the supporting portion which includes afirst surface 8 supporting the medium M, asecond surface 13 a formed on anedge portion 13, which is recessed more than thefirst surface 8, and afirst side surface 16 which is a side surface connecting thefirst surface 8 to thesecond surface 13 a and is positioned between thefirst surface 8 and thesecond surface 13 a. In addition, a frame shaped pressingportion 10 is also provided, and thepressing portion 10 includes apressing surface 11 a pressing the medium M supported by thefirst surface 8, which is a lower surface of aneaves portion 11, at a position facing thesecond surface 13 a, and a facingside surface 11 b facing thefirst side surface 16 which is the side surface of theeaves portion 11. - In the
tray 4, thefirst surface 8 is a part which supports a region of the medium M on which the recording is performed, and thesecond surface 13 a is a part which supports thepressing portion 10. Thefirst side surface 16 is a surface positioned between thefirst surface 8 and thesecond surface 13 a. Thefirst surface 8, thesecond surface 13 a, and thefirst side surface 16 may be a plane surface or may be a curved surface, when parts have the same functions as those of the parts described above. In addition, thefirst surface 8, thesecond surface 13 a, and thefirst side surface 16 may not necessarily be surfaces. That is, thetray 4 may be configured to have a first part (correspond to first surface 8) supporting a region of the medium M on which the recording is performed, a second part (correspond tosecond surface 13 a) supporting thepressing portion 10, and an intermediate part (correspond to first side surface 16) positioned between the first part and the second part. In addition, even in the facingside surface 11 b of thepressing portion 10, a part may be used when a part has a function of facing the intermediate part positioned between the first part and the second part. The facingside surface 11 b may be a plane surface or may be a curved surface, and may be a facing part which is not a surface. - Also, the
tray 4 and thepressing portion 10 are configured so as to be capable of holding a part of the medium M positioned between thefirst side surface 16 and the facingside surface 11 b in a state of being separated from thesecond surface 13 a at the time of a holding state in which the medium M is supported by thefirst surface 8 and is pressed by thepressing surface 11 a (pinched betweensecond surface 13 a and pressingsurface 11 a). That is, the part in the medium M positioned between thefirst side surface 16 and the facingside surface 11 b is configured so as to be capable of being held in a state of being separated from thesecond surface 13 a. - In other words, an interval L1 (refer to
FIG. 5A ) between thefirst side surface 16 and the facingside surface 11 b in the holding state is formed to be greater than the thickness (a thickness of a medium M having the greatest thickness among the mediums M assumed to be used) of the medium M assumed to be used. - That is, the
tray 4 and thepressing portion 10 are configured to have a sufficient interval L1 between a step part (first side surface 16), which is between thefirst surface 8 and thesecond surface 13 a, and a pinched part (facingside surface 11 b) of the medium formed by thesecond surface 13 a and thepressing surface 11 a. By providing a sufficient interval L1, for example, in a case in which a solid (intensely stiff) medium M is used, a case in which the medium M is turgid, or the like, a region R1 (the region R1 in thesecond surface 13 a not facing thepressing surface 11 a) suppressing floating of the medium M can be sufficient. The region R1 functions as a buffer region where the medium M can be held in a loose state (protruding state toward rear surface side) or in a wrinkled state (protruding state toward front surface side). Since the part of the medium M positioned at the region R1 is lower than thefirst surface 8, even when the medium M is deformed, it is less likely that the part of the medium M will have a floating portion W with respect to thefirst surface 8. That is, by providing the region R1, a space capable of preventing loosening or wrinkling of the medium M can be provided at a position lower than thefirst surface 8. For this reason, themedium supporting unit 2 of the embodiment can suppress the floating portion W of the medium M, and therecording apparatus 1 of the embodiment can perform recording by suppressing the floating portion W of the medium M. - In addition, in other words, at the time of the holding state in which the medium M is supported by the
first surface 8 and is pressed by thepressing surface 11 a when themedium supporting unit 2 of the embodiment is used, the part of the medium M positioned between thefirst side surface 16 and the facingside surface 11 b can be held in a state of being separated from thesecond surface 13 a. In this way, by providing a sufficient interval L1 between thefirst side surface 16 and the facingside surface 11 b, for example, in a case in which the solid (intensely stiff) medium M is used, a case in which the medium M is turgid, or the like, the region suppressing floating of the medium M can be sufficient. - Here, in the
medium supporting unit 2 of the embodiment, each ofFIGS. 5A and 5B respectively illustrates a state (a state in which the medium M is set on the tray 4) illustrated inFIG. 4 , and a state in which thepressing portion 10 is combined with respect to thetray 4 to which the medium M is mounted. In one of these,FIG. 5A illustrates a case in which the soft (weakly stiff) medium M is used, andFIG. 5B illustrates a case in which the solid (intensely stiff) medium M is used. - Meanwhile,
FIGS. 8A and 8B respectively illustrate a state (a state in which the medium M is set on the tray 4) illustrated inFIG. 7 and a state in which thepressing portion 10 is combined with respect to thetray 4 to which the medium M is mounted in a medium supporting unit of the related art.FIG. 8A illustrates a case in which the soft (weakly stiff) medium M is used, andFIG. 8B illustrates a case in which the solid (intensely stiff) medium M is used. - The
medium supporting unit 2 of the embodiment has a large interval L1 between thefirst side surface 16 and the facingside surface 11 b, and a small interval L2 between aside surface 12 a of awall portion 12 of thepressing portion 10 and aside surface 13 b of theedge portion 13. Also, the medium M is held by pinching the medium M between theside surface 12 a and theside surface 13 b, instead of between thefirst side surface 16 and the facingside surface 11 b. With such a configuration, by curling the medium M so as not to float in the region R1, as well as the case in which the soft (weakly stiff) medium M is used as illustrated inFIG. 5A , even in a case in which the solid (intensely stiff) medium M is used as illustrated inFIG. 5B , the medium M can be held in a state in which floating portion W is barely generated. - Meanwhile, the medium supporting unit of the related art has a small interval L1 between the
first side surface 16 and the facingside surface 11 b and a large interval L2 between theside surface 12 a of thewall portion 12 of thepressing portion 10 and theside surface 13 b of theedge portion 13. Also, the medium M is held by pinching the medium M between thefirst side surface 16 and the facingside surface 11 b. For this reason, as illustrated inFIG. 8A , in a case in which the soft (weakly stiff) medium M is used, the medium M can be held in a state in which the floating portion W is barely generated. However, as illustrated inFIG. 8B , in a case in which the solid (intensely stiff) medium M is used, without the region R1, there is a case in which a relatively large floating portion W is generated. - Moreover, in the above description, the case in which the soft (weakly stiff) medium M is used is illustrated with reference to
FIG. 5A andFIG. 8A , and the case in which the solid (intensely stiff) medium M is used is illustrated with reference toFIG. 5B andFIG. 8B . However, when the medium M is turgid in the state respectively illustrated in each ofFIG. 5A andFIG. 8A , the medium M achieves the state illustrated in each ofFIG. 5B andFIG. 8B , respectively. That is, as illustrated inFIG. 8B , there is a case in which the medium supporting unit of the related art cannot hold the medium M without generating the floating portion W if the medium M is turgid. Meanwhile, as illustrated inFIG. 5B , themedium supporting unit 2 of the embodiment can hold the medium M in a state in which the floating portion W is barely generated even when the medium M is turgid. - Here, as described above, the
medium supporting unit 2 of the embodiment is configured to have a small interval L2. For this reason, when a procedure is performed from the state illustrated inFIG. 4 to a state in which thepressing portion 10 is combined with respect to thetray 4 to which the medium M is mounted, the medium M is pinched and pulled downward in the interval L2 because the interval L1 is large and the interval L2 is small. As seen from the above, when the medium M is pulled downward in the interval L2, the medium M on thefirst surface 8 is pulled from the periphery thereof, and floating of the medium M on thefirst surface 8 is reduced. However, such a configuration is not limited to a configuration in which the interval L2 is small. - In addition, the
medium supporting unit 2 of the embodiment is configured to have the interval L1 between thefirst side surface 16 and the facingside surface 11 b greater than an interval L3 between thefirst surface 8 and thesecond surface 13 a. With such a configuration, thetray 4 and thepressing portion 10 have an interval L1 between thefirst side surface 16 and the facingside surface 11 b which is greater than the interval L3 between thefirst surface 8 and thesecond surface 13 a, that is, it is configured to be sufficient, thereby suppressing the floating portion W of the medium M. - Here, the interval L3 between the
first surface 8 and thesecond surface 13 a is an interval in the height direction C (supporting direction of medium M). - In addition, as illustrated in
FIG. 6 , themedium supporting unit 2 of the embodiment has a configuration in which, in the holding state in which the medium M is supported by thefirst surface 8 and pressed by thepressing surface 11 a, the area of the region R1 (a region inside a broken line corresponding to a position of the facingside surface 11 b in thesecond surface 13 a) not facing thepressing surface 11 a in thesecond surface 13 a is greater than the area of the region R2 (a region outside the broken line corresponding to the position of the facingside surface 11 b in thesecond surface 13 a) facing thepressing surface 11 a in thesecond surface 13 a. That is, in thesecond surface 13 a, for example, in a case in which the solid (intensely stiff) medium M is used, a case in which the medium M is turgid, or the like, the region R1 is taken sufficiently so as to be capable of not floating the medium M. - Moreover, in the
medium supporting unit 2 of the embodiment, the interval L1 between thefirst side surface 16 and the facingside surface 11 b is 8 mm, the interval L2 between theside surface 12 a and theside surface 13 b is 1.1 mm, and the interval L3 between thefirst surface 8 and thesecond surface 13 a is 4 mm. - Particularly, the intervals are not limited to these intervals; however, it is preferable that the interval L1 between the
first side surface 16 and the facingside surface 11 b is 3 mm or more. By making the interval L1 be 3 mm or more, the interval L1 has a sufficient distance, for example, even in the case in which the solid (intensely stiff) medium M is used, the case in which the medium M is turgid, or the like, the region R1 capable of not floating the medium M can be taken sufficiently. An example of the medium M includes textile; however, if the interval L1 is 3 mm or more, it is sufficient distance for a textile having a general thickness such as one used for clothing. - Moreover, as illustrated in
FIG. 4 , thetray 4 of the embodiment is provided with a mountingportion 14 when mounted on a plate, or the like, removed from thestage 5, and aposition determining portion 15 which can determine a position with respect to thestage 5. However, a configuration of thetray 4 is not particularly limited. - Moreover, the invention is not limited to this embodiment, and can be formed variously within the range of the invention disclosed in Claims, and thus, resultants therefrom are included in the range of the invention.
- Hitherto, the invention is described based on specific embodiments. Here, the invention is arranged and described again.
- The
medium supporting unit 2 of the first aspect of the invention includes the supportingportion 4 that includes thefirst surface 8 supporting the medium M, thesecond surface 13 a recessed more than thefirst surface 8, and thefirst side surface 16 which is a side surface positioned between thefirst surface 8 and thesecond surface 13 a and connecting thefirst surface 8 to thesecond surface 13 a, and thepressing portion 10 that includes thepressing surface 11 a pressing the medium M supported by thefirst surface 8 at a position facing thesecond surface 13 a, and the facingside surface 11 b facing thefirst side surface 16, in which in the supportingportion 4 and thepressing portion 10, at the time of the holding state in which the medium M is supported by thefirst surface 8 and is pressed by thepressing surface 11 a, a part of the medium M positioned between thefirst side surface 16 and the facingside surface 11 b is capable of being held in a state of being separated from thesecond surface 13 a. - According to the aspect, in the supporting
portion 4 and thepressing portion 10, at the time of the holding state, the part of the medium M positioned between thefirst side surface 16 and the facingside surface 11 b can be held in a state of being separated from thesecond surface 13 a. That is, the supportingportion 4 and thepressing portion 10 have the interval L1 between thefirst side surface 16 and the facingside surface 11 b sufficiently. By taking the interval L1 sufficiently, for example, in the case in which the solid (intensely stiff) medium M is used, the case in which the medium M is turgid, or the like, the region R1 can be taken sufficiently so that the medium M does note float. For this reason, the floating of the medium M can be suppressed. - In the
medium supporting unit 2 of the second aspect of the invention according to the first aspect, the interval L1 between thefirst side surface 16 and the facingside surface 11 b is greater than the interval L3 between thefirst surface 8 and thesecond surface 13 a. - According to the aspect, the interval L1 between the
first side surface 16 and the facingside surface 11 b is greater than the interval L3 between thefirst surface 8 and thesecond surface 13 a. That is, the supportingportion 4 and thepressing portion 10 have the interval L1 between thefirst side surface 16 and the facingside surface 11 b greater than the interval L3 between thefirst surface 8 and thesecond surface 13 a, that is, the intervals are taken sufficiently. For this reason, the floating of the medium M can be suppressed. - In the
medium supporting unit 2 of the third aspect of the invention according to the first aspect or the second aspect, in the holding state, the area of the region R1 in thesecond surface 13 a not facing thepressing surface 11 a is greater than the area of the region R2 in thesecond surface 13 a facing thepressing surface 11 a. - According to the aspect, in the holding state, the area of the region R1 in the
second surface 13 a not facing thepressing surface 11 a is greater than the area of the region R2 in thesecond surface 13 a facing thepressing surface 11 a. That is, in thesecond surface 13 a, for example, in the case in which the solid (intensely stiff) medium M is used, the case in which the medium M is turgid, or the like, the region R1 (the region R1 in thesecond surface 13 a not facing thepressing surface 11 a) capable of not floating the medium M can be taken sufficiently. - In the
medium supporting unit 2 of the fourth aspect of the invention according to any one of the first aspect to the third aspect, the interval L1 between thefirst side surface 16 and the facingside surface 11 b in the holding state is 3 mm or more. - According to the aspect, the interval L1 between the
first side surface 16 and the facingside surface 11 b in the holding state is 3 mm or more. That is, the interval L1 between thefirst side surface 16 and the facingside surface 11 b of the supportingportion 4 and thepressing portion 10 is sufficient. By making the interval L1 be 3 mm or more, for example, in the case in which the solid (intensely stiff) medium M is used, the case in which the medium M is turgid, or the like, the region R1 capable of not floating the medium M can be taken sufficiently. - The
medium supporting unit 2 of the fifth aspect of the invention includes the supportingportion 4 that includes thefirst surface 8 supporting the medium M, thesecond surface 13 a recessed more than thefirst surface 8, and afirst side surface 16 which is a side surface positioned between thefirst surface 8 and thesecond surface 13 a and connecting thefirst surface 8 to thesecond surface 13 a, and thepressing portion 10 that includes apressing surface 11 a pressing the medium M supported by thefirst surface 8 at a position facing thesecond surface 13 a, and the facingside surface 11 b facing thefirst side surface 16, in which, at the time of the holding state in which the medium M is supported by thefirst surface 8 and is pressed by thepressing surface 11 a, the interval L1 between thefirst side surface 16 and the facingside surface 11 b is 3 mm or more. - According to the aspect, the interval L1 between the
first side surface 16 and the facingside surface 11 b in the holding state is 3 mm or more. That is, the supportingportion 4 and thepressing portion 10 have the interval L1 between thefirst side surface 16 and the facingside surface 11 b sufficiently. By making the interval L1 be 3 mm or more, for example, in the case in which the solid (intensely stiff) medium M is used, the case in which the medium M is turgid, or the like, the region R1 capable of not floating the medium M can be taken sufficiently. - The
medium supporting unit 2 of the sixth aspect of the invention includes the supportingportion 4 that includes thefirst surface 8 supporting the medium M, thesecond surface 13 a recessed more than thefirst surface 8, and afirst side surface 16 which is a side surface positioned between thefirst surface 8 and thesecond surface 13 a and connecting thefirst surface 8 to thesecond surface 13 a, and thepressing portion 10 that includes apressing surface 11 a pressing the medium M supported by thefirst surface 8 at a position facing thesecond surface 13 a, and the facingside surface 11 b facing thefirst side surface 16, in which, at the time of the holding state in which the medium M is supported by thefirst surface 8 and is pressed by thepressing surface 11 a, the interval L1 between thefirst side surface 16 and the facingside surface 11 b is greater than the thickness of the medium M assumed to be used. - Here, the thickness of the medium M assumed to be used means a medium M having the greatest thickness among the media M assumed to be used.
- According to the aspect, the interval L1 between the
first side surface 16 and the facingside surface 11 b in the holding state is greater than the thickness of the medium M assumed to be used. That is, the supportingportion 4 and thepressing portion 10 have the interval L1 between thefirst side surface 16 and the facingside surface 11 b sufficiently. By making the interval L1 be greater than the thickness of the medium M assumed to be used, for example, in the case in which the solid (intensely stiff) medium M is used, the case in which the medium M is turgid, or the like, the region capable of not floating the medium M can be taken sufficiently. - The
recording apparatus 1 of the seventh aspect of the invention includes themedium supporting unit 2 according to any one of the first aspect to the sixth aspect, and arecording portion 7 that is capable of performing recording on the medium M supported by themedium supporting unit 2. - According to the aspect, recording can be performed by suppressing the floating portion W of the medium M.
- The medium supporting method of the
medium supporting unit 2 of the eighth aspect of the invention, the unit including the supportingportion 4 which includes thefirst surface 8 supporting the medium M, thesecond surface 13 a recessed more than thefirst surface 8, and thefirst side surface 16 which is a side surface positioned between thefirst surface 8 and thesecond surface 13 a and connecting thefirst surface 8 to thesecond surface 13 a, and thepressing portion 10 which includes thepressing surface 11 a pressing the medium M supported by thefirst surface 8 at a position facing thesecond surface 13 a, and the facingside surface 11 b facing thefirst side surface 16, the method includes holding the part of the medium M positioned between thefirst side surface 16 and the facingside surface 11 b in a state of being separated from thesecond surface 13 a, at the time of the holding state in which the medium M is supported by thefirst surface 8 and is pressed by thepressing surface 11 a. - According to the aspect, when the medium M is in the holding state, a part of the medium M positioned between the
first side surface 16 and the facingside surface 11 b can be held in a state of being separated from thesecond surface 13 a. That is, the interval L1 between thefirst side surface 16 and the facingside surface 11 b is taken sufficiently. By taking the interval L1 sufficiently, for example, in the case in which the solid (intensely stiff) medium M is used, the case in which the medium M is turgid, or the like, the region R1 capable of not floating the medium M can be taken sufficiently. - The entire disclosure of Japanese Patent Application No. 2015-032782, filed Feb. 23, 2015 is expressly incorporated reference herein.
Claims (12)
1. A medium supporting unit comprising:
a supporting portion that includes a first surface supporting a medium, a second surface recessed more than the first surface, and a first side surface which is a side surface positioned between the first surface and the second surface and connecting the first surface to the second surface; and
a pressing portion that includes a pressing surface pressing the medium supported by the first surface at a position facing the second surface, and a facing side surface which faces the first side surface,
wherein in the supporting portion and the pressing portion, at the time of a holding state in which the medium is supported by the first surface and is pressed by the pressing surface, a part of the medium positioned between the first side surface and the facing side surface is capable of being held in a state of being separated from the second surface.
2. The medium supporting unit according to claim 1 ,
wherein an interval between the first side surface and the facing side surface is greater than an interval between the first surface and the second surface.
3. The medium supporting unit according to claim 1 ,
wherein in the holding state, an area of a region of the second surface not facing the pressing surface is greater than an area of a region of the second surface which faces the pressing surface.
4. The medium supporting unit according to claim 1 ,
wherein the interval between the first side surface and the facing side surface in the holding state is 3 mm or more.
5. A medium supporting unit comprising:
a supporting portion that includes a first surface supporting a medium, a second surface recessed more than the first surface, and a first side surface which is a side surface positioned between the first surface and the second surface and connecting the first surface to the second surface; and
a pressing portion that includes a pressing surface pressing the medium supported by the first surface at a position facing the second surface, and a facing side surface which faces the first side surface,
wherein at the time of a holding state in which the medium is supported by the first surface and is pressed by the pressing surface, an interval between the first side surface and the facing side surface is 3 mm or more.
6. A medium supporting unit comprising:
a supporting portion that includes a first surface supporting a medium, a second surface recessed more than the first surface, and a first side surface which is a side surface positioned between the first surface and the second surface and connecting the first surface to the second surface; and
a pressing portion that includes a pressing surface pressing the medium supported by the first surface at a position facing the second surface, and a facing side surface which faces the first side surface,
wherein at the time of a holding state in which the medium is supported by the first surface and is pressed by the pressing surface, an interval between the first side surface and the facing side surface is greater than a thickness of the medium assumed to be used.
7. A recording apparatus comprising:
the medium supporting unit according to claim 1 ; and
a recording portion that is capable of performing recording on the medium supported by the medium supporting unit.
8. A recording apparatus comprising:
the medium supporting unit according to claim 2 ; and
a recording portion that is capable of performing recording on the medium supported by the medium supporting unit.
9. A recording apparatus comprising:
the medium supporting unit according to claim 3 ; and
a recording portion that is capable of performing recording on the medium supported by the medium supporting unit.
10. A recording apparatus comprising:
the medium supporting unit according to claim 4 ; and
a recording portion that is capable of performing recording on the medium supported by the medium supporting unit.
11. A recording apparatus comprising:
the medium supporting unit according to claim 5 ; and
a recording portion that is capable of performing recording on the medium supported by the medium supporting unit.
12. A recording apparatus comprising:
the medium supporting unit according to claim 6 ; and
a recording portion that is capable of performing recording on the medium supported by the medium supporting unit.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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